Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-02-02
LIKE SUNDAY Oh THE PIERS.
scarcely Amy Work Doing Along ths
New York River Front.

New YORK, Feb. 1.-The streets along the river
fronts this morning presented a sunday-like ap-
pearance. Instead OF the daily rush OF vehicles of
all kinds in every direction there were only few
trucks and the horse cars TO be seen here and
there. The majority OF the big railroad freight
receiving and delivery piers Were ciosed and work
was almost suspended. The exception was In tho
case OF pier 3, the Pennsy ylyania, where dozen
were put TO work this morning 10y Agent Bowman.
The men seemed lost around the huge piles of
freight that were stacked ali over the buikhead.
The one pair OF gates that were open on the dock
were guarded by police officers. Piers I aud
16 OF the same road We're closed and at Pier >, the
Lenigh Valley road, the gates were closed and no
freight was offered. At the New York Central and
Hudson river pier the agent sad they were receiy-
ing all the freight that was offered. There had
been no trouble with the men. The men at work
| were Italians. The New York. Lake Erie and
Western railroad pier had few men at work, but
at the oillce OF the agent IL WAS stated they were
taking and delivering all the freight that was
offered AT the Starin pier, where The freight of
| the Delaware and Lackawanna Is handled, there
were
As MANY POLICEMEN AS THERE WERE ITALIANS
handling freight. Two solitary trucks stood at
the delivery platform. The superintendent said
they had all the men they wanted. There was
plenty OF help on the Boston and Providence pier,
but the boats of the company were not running
and the freight Was light. The SUonington line
| had men At work. The boat Nashua was laid
alongside The pier, but no work Was being done
her. The dock of the New York Central railroad
was almost deserted but for the few men at work
on the iioat that has been at the bulkhead for
some time past Themen were part or a gang or
Italians brought down the river ON barge yester-
day. The Metropolitan line 10 Boston MAS IDoI-
ing freight, but there was very little To handle
The Arizona, Of the Guon line, arrived this
morning, and men will be put 10 work 10 discharge
and load her cargo In time Tor the next sailing day,
Tuesday.
The Wyoming the agent said, would sail to-day.
The Eldorado OF the Morran line, arrived last
night and anchored In mid-stream. AS soon as
the Ell Paso and New York steamers are unloaded
the Eldorado will be brought 70 the dock. The
FL Paso is almost discharged.
NO DISORDER AT soCTH ANBoY
SOUTH AMBOY. y. j., Feb. 2.-EyeryfhiDg is work.
ing smoothly at the coal docks here. IL MAS
rnored that the strikers would set the coal docks
lre, but they say the rlmor is false; that they
will keep away from the docks; will not molesJ
the new men, and will not interfere with property
The Pennsylvania tugs here are well equipped
1900 tons OF SOFT coal to-day. They loaded thar
amount yesterday.
READING MEN WILL AID TIE STRIKERS
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. "A meeting of the assem-
bly, TO which the Reading railroad men belong
No. 6,:,S5, was held last night. Fully 1000 men
were present and great Interest was manifested ia
the proceedings About 100 new recruits were
Initiated The railroad men and coal-heavers
were very reticenJ as TO what action they would
take I'm the near future but IL was CLEANED from
them that they would strike along with the New
York men IL ordered 10 do SO.
GLuT OF CoAL.
All the piers at Richmond are overstocked with
coal. and IL is impossible To procure vessels 10
charter 10 take IL away, Notwithstanding the fact
that the is clear OF Ice and that g. 5 and dis
charge free Is offered TO Boston, The philadelphia
schooner A. & NJ. Carlisle was chartered yesterday
TO load 900 tons OF coal for Fall River nj Sl-s5 a
ton. Discharge free and be towed directly To dest-
natlon free OF all charge 10 the vessel, something
which was never known TO have been done before.